AMD Opteron 6378 vs AMD Opteron 6278

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6378 and AMD Opteron 6278 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Opteron 6378

AMD Opteron 6278

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6378

CPU is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1018 vs 1007

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	November 2012 vs May 2012
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1018 vs 1007

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6278

Around 11% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13733 vs 12352

Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	13733 vs 12352

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6378
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6278

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1018

1007

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

12352

13733

Name	AMD Opteron 6378	AMD Opteron 6278
PassMark - Single thread mark	1018	1007
PassMark - CPU mark	12352	13733

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6378	AMD Opteron 6278
Essentials
Architecture codename	Abu Dhabi	Interlagos
Family	AMD Opteron	AMD Opteron
Launch date	November 2012	May 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$396
OPN Tray	OS6378WKTGGHK	OS6278WKTGGGU
Place in performance rating	1792	1767
Price now	$199.99
Series	AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processor	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Value for money (0-100)	3.17
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.4 GHz	2.4 GHz
Die size	315 mm	316 mm
L1 cache	768 KB	768 KB
L2 cache	16 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	16 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	69°C	69°C
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz	3.3 GHz
Number of cores	16	16
Number of threads	16	16
Transistor count	2400 million	2400 million
Unlocked
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2000 MHz	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	4
Sockets supported	G34	G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	115 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)